Unit 14 Zoology [知識點撥 1]

warming up a small animal that helps the police get hold of thieves.
一種能幫助警察捉賊的動物。
【點撥】get hold of …= take/catch hold of …意思是“抓住…”；“獲得…”
e.g. he took hold of the rope and pulled.
他抓住繩子用力拉。
i got hold of the sack and lifted it.
我抓住包，把它舉了起來。
i need to get hold of some money quickly.
hold 還用作動詞，意為“握住”“擁有”“容納”“使…保持…”“持…觀點”等
e.g. she was holding a book. 她手里拿著一本書。
they held their heads up.他們頭抬得高高的。
she holds that the government’s policy is mistaken.
她認為政府的政策錯了。
其常見短語搭配有：
hold a conversation/meeting 進行交談/開會
hold the line = hold on 別掛電話
hold … back 阻止…
hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸
hold…off 使…與…保持距離
hold …over 使…延期 an animal that isn’t telling the truth.
一種會撒謊的動物。
【點撥】tell the truth“說實話”的意思，tell的相關類似短語有：
tell a/the lie = tell lies 撒謊
tell a story 講故事
listening you are going to hear an interview with a woman who works in a zoo.
你將聽到對一位在動物園工作的婦女的采訪報道。   【點撥】interview 在這里是名詞“采訪”的意思，還有“面試”之意。
e.g. the film star agreed to give an interview after the wedding.
這位影星同意在婚禮后接受采訪。
she’s got an interview for a new job.
她參加了新工作的面試。
interview 還有動詞用法，是“采訪”的意思,
要區別與cover的用法。interview 可以用interview sb. 或interview sth.
但cover不能用cover sb.只能說cover sth.
e.g. a reporter interviewed the prime minister.
一位記者采訪了首相。
she’s being interviewed for the job.
她正在接受求職面試。
they sent a great many reporters to cover the conference.
【點撥】cover除了“采訪”的意思外還有“用……遮蓋；覆蓋”“占有…（面積）;掩飾”
“涉及…（內容）”等含義。請學習下面例句中cover 一詞的各種用法
e.g. since water covers most of the earth, corsteau knew we should keep the seas clean. 　　 由于水覆蓋了地球的大部分，庫斯托知道我們應該保持海洋清潔。
he tried to cover (up)his mistake.
他想掩蓋他的錯誤。
he said he could cover the distance on foot in two hours.
他說這段路程兩個小時能走完
how many pages have you covered? 你讀了多少頁了？
what are the main points you’re going to cover in your talk ?
你的報告主要涉及哪些內容。
we have only just covered our expenses.
我們所收入的僅夠開支而已。
cover作名詞，作“蓋子”、“封面”解。
e.g. when the water boils, take the cover.
當水開的時候,把蓋子揭開.
the book needs a new cover .
這書需要裝個新封面. what’s the problem with the animals at the zoo?
動物園里的動物有什么問題？
【點撥】what’s the problem with…
=what’s the trouble with…